Jahvid Best hopes to be cleared for return Friday

Summary of 3 articles · Updated Oct 12, 2012

Lions running back Jahvid Best has missed a full year after suffering two concussions early in the 2011 season, but he hopes he is less than 24 hours away from being cleared to return. If today is the day that doctors clear Lions running back Jahvid Best … (more)to return to the field after a year off following two concussions, the Lions aren’t letting on. Detroit Lions running back Jahvid Best used optimistic and hopeful phrases Thursday in an interview with local reporters , revealing he took his latest battery of concussion-related tests Monday and that he will learn the results Friday. If all went well, he will be cleared for contact and ready to be activated from the physically unable to perform list by Monday. Why? And what might have changed since then? Best declined to discuss that question Thursday, saying only that his situation was "different" from others who have returned much more quickly from concussions.

Lions have no update on Jahvid Best

If today is the day that doctors clear Lions running back Jahvid Best to return to the field after a year off following two concussions, the Lions aren’t letting on. Although Best expressed optimism that he could be cleared today, Lions coach Jim Schwar

Answers on Jahvid Best coming Friday

Detroit Lions running back Jahvid Best used optimistic and hopeful phrases Thursday in an interview with local reporters, revealing he took his latest battery of concussion-related tests Monday and that he will learn the results Friday. If all went well…